Originally Posted by
indapit
I have a feeling CVG and MEM will become focus cities just like IND is/was for NW. There may or may not be any crew bases there but there will still be a large presence with both mainline and regional feed that could connect out all over the country with out being sent through a large hub. There is also some very good business traffic in both of these cities that I don't think Delta is going to give up.
I agree. CVG will become a focus city, just like BOS and LGA. It is anyone's guess what the future will hold for CVG. The airport board has announced it will be spending up to $1 million to attrack new flights and airlines to CVG. Hopefully it'll work out. I'm sure a lot of locals would love to see Southwest or AirTran starting service in to CVG, and eliminate their drive to DAY, IND or SDF as a lot of them doing right now.
As for Comair's futures, who knows. I'm happy to see an increase in block hours for next month, but will it last into Summer and Fall? I think we will continue to see more shuffling around in the DCI system. Pinnacle will be starting to fly -200s in/out of ATL. Comair continues to add more flights out of DTW which will be joined by CHQ soon. SkyWest will see more flights operated out of MSP and everyone is still waiting to hear what's going to happen in LGA. I think we are all hoping for recalls, but in order for this to happen, the numbers have to be there for the next several months.